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The legal regulation of food waste in Poland and Lithuania in compliance with EU directive 2018/851

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  • Elżbieta Zębek

    (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Leda Žilinskienė

    (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)

Abstract

Food waste is a global problem, one that has moved up the public and political agenda in recent years. Food is at the core of the United Nations’ (UN) ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. Food waste prevention is also highlighted as a priority area in the ‘2015 Circular Economy Package’. Food waste is an important indicator of sustainability because it embodies the sum of resources being used to produce uneaten food, and food waste disposal has an environmental, economic, and social impact. Directive 2018/851 established amendments to the food waste regulatory regime, including the definition of a food waste category and general provisions, which were related to food waste, providing a strong emphasis on waste prevention and the reporting of data in connection with food waste. New EU food waste rules should be implemented at the national level. Comparative research is needed for identifying any potential implementation problems. Such research will be carried out using case studies of Poland and Lithuania.

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  • Elżbieta Zębek & Leda Žilinskienė, 2021. "The legal regulation of food waste in Poland and Lithuania in compliance with EU directive 2018/851," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 9(1), pages 221-238, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:9:y:2021:i:1:p:221-238
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2021.9.1(13)
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    Keywords

    food waste legal regulation; waste management; food waste; bio-waste; waste hierarchy;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law

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